Chapter 72 Popovich: This is impossible

In the first quarter, He Zhongqiu did not enter the basket to position himself many times. This was due to Duncan's reputation as an offensive and defensive superstar. He felt that he could not beat the opponent under the basket.

But now he has figured it out. If he can't do it, then he can't do it. If he doesn't even have the courage to enter the basket, then he is really a coward.

So this time, he ran straight to the basket.

Duncan still defended from the side and went around the front, and did not intend to engage in strong confrontation under the basket.

"Go away!"

He Zhongqiu was serious about it. He pushed Duncan out with all his strength, out of the reasonable collision zone, and got space under the basket.

Duncan has no choice but to fight back immediately, otherwise Wolverine might have to perform another aerial relay.

The ball was in the hands of Alan Houston on the right wing. The two faced Alan Houston's direction and launched a fierce confrontation in the arc of the effective collision zone, one inside and the other outside.

He Zhongqiu didn't use his full strength because he couldn't leave the basket, so the two of them achieved a balance for a while.

At this moment, Kevin Willis, who was half a step outside the right waist position, suddenly took a half step back and stepped into the paint area.

This time, he was further away from Witherspoon, who was one step inside the three-point line.

Alan Houston took a look and passed the ball to Witherspoon. Steve Kerr, who was defending him, immediately made up for the defense and Witherspoon made a long two-point shot.

"Oh, Zhongqiu was almost in position under the basket but he didn't pass the ball. It's so unreasonable." Zhang Heli shouted when the mid-range shooting king passed the ball.

"It's big."

Observing the path of the ball, He Zhongqiu quickly turned around and moved towards the front of the basket, while spreading his elbows to block the ball to prevent Duncan and Kevin Willis from running up from behind.

"Bang!"

"Anticipation +3, Positioning +3."

The sound of the ball hitting the basket and the system's prompt sounded at the same time. He Zhongqiu took a step forward and jumped to grab the offensive rebound.

The next moment, he grabbed the ball with both hands and jumped up.

At the same time, Duncan jumped to block the shot.

"Oh, Duncan lost the defensive rebound." Michael Brin shouted in the ESPN studio.

"Snapped!"

Tim Duncan slapped He Zhongqiu on his right forearm. His jumping ability was not as good as He Zhongqiu's and he could not reach the height to play basketball.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle sounded.

"boom!"

The next moment, there was a loud explosion sound.

"Oh ho!"

At the same time, Madison Square Garden was once again filled with cheers and shouts.

"It seems that it only took Wolverine half a month to win the love of Knicks fans," said Tom Howard.

"The New York Knicks have never had a ferocious player like Wolverine. His violent dunks are the most attractive to fans," said Michael Breen.

"Wolverine is indeed very similar to Rain Man, a larger version of Rain Man. Both have great explosive power and superhuman jumping ability," said Tom Howard.

"In terms of explosive power, Wolverine is definitely better than Rainman. His absolute strength is much greater, which will create greater explosive power," said Brin.

Tom Howard said: "In terms of jumping, Wolverine is a little weaker, but he has height and good wingspan. Compared with Rain Man in his prime, his running reach should not be inferior to Rain Man. However, the Knicks did not provide this data to the public, so we can only rely on speculation."

Breen laughed and said, "Rain Man has never completed an aerial relay dunk with one step inside the free throw line. Wolverine's ability to stay in the air is really strong. His core strength must be stronger than Rain Man's, otherwise he wouldn't be able to fly so high and so far."

Tom Howard said: “Rumor has it that he has practiced a kind of eagle kung fu, maybe he can fly like an eagle?

Haha, well, the nickname I gave him, Wolverine, now seems like the King Kong Eagle is more appropriate.”

Before He Zhongqiu's free throw, Popovich took the opportunity to replace Duncan and Kevin Willis with David Robinson and substitute forward Malik Ross.

Daba was very disappointed. The Spurs had too many available players in the interior, but he still didn't have a chance to play.

After Duncan came down, Popovich immediately went over and asked, "Tim, what's going on? You can't seem to handle that Chinese guy?"

He knew Tim Duncan's ability. He seemed not strong, but he was actually very strong and powerful. Even O'Neal could hold him up.

But tonight Duncan seemed completely unable to withstand the Wolverines. Whether on offense or defense, he collapsed at the first touch of every strong confrontation, which made him very confused.

Duncan did not deny it and nodded, "He has a very skillful way of exerting force. It is a special technique. In a confrontation of absolute strength, he can actually use explosive power?"

"What? That's impossible."

Although Popovich is not a professional strength trainer, he is very clear about such basic strength knowledge. He thinks Duncan is wrong.

Absolute strength and explosive power are two extremes. In a confrontation of absolute strength, how is it possible to use explosive power?
If possible, the explosive Rain Man should be able to hold off Ben Wallace, Karl Malone, and Barkley in low-post confrontations, but can he do it?

You absolutely cannot withstand it, because in a strong confrontation at a low level, that is where absolute strength comes into play. It is a contest of tonnage, and explosive power cannot be used at all.

"It's true. When we started to fight, my center of gravity was shifted by him."

Duncan's expression, which had never changed for thousands of years, showed a rare change, a look of confusion and helplessness.

"Special power-generating technique?"

Popovich only thought of one thing, that is Kung Fu, which is something all Chinese people are good at, and Wolverine should be a good player among them.

He actually guessed it right. He Zhongqiu's main source of strength comes from his tendons, bones and fascia. In a strong confrontation, the muscles will of course exert absolute strength and cannot exert explosive power, but the strength of the tendons and bones can.

In traditional martial arts, the Inch Punch, Half-Step Collapse Punch, Tai Chi, Bajiquan, Shaolin Seven Star Fist and other boxing techniques rely on the inch force and collapse force that burst out from the strength of muscles and bones between millimeters.

His Eagle Claw Kung Fu also has the Iron Finger Inch Force that is specifically designed to break iron cloth shirts. His Iron Finger Inch Force can already produce explosive Inch Force. After reaching the Grandmaster level, his Iron Finger Inch Force is no longer limited to finger force, and he can also use his fists to produce Inch Force.

It's just that in the physical confrontation he used his chest, not his fists or fingers, but used his chest as a fist. He could not exert inch force, but could barely exert explosive force, forming an explosive force.

"Bang!"

He Zhongqiu missed the free throw, David Robinson grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Spurs attacked.

Coming to the right waist position, the admiral leaned against He Zhongqiu to take position.

Even Duncan couldn't withstand He Zhongqiu's defense, let alone the 37-year-old David Robinson.

He Zhongqiu straightened his chest, and as his muscles and bones exerted force, a burst of force exploded, instantly shifting David Robinson's center of gravity and pushing him away from his right waist.

"Snapped!"

Just at this moment, the ball was passed down, hit Robinson's hand and flew out of the baseline.

"Clap clap clap..."

Madison Square Garden burst into applause.

(End of this chapter)